Hi everyone,

 

Does anyone know if Kings Island runs a sale on their season passes prior to the park opening? I should have bought one in the fall when they offer the low price and I am kicking myself for not doing so. Debating on whether I should wait to buy a pass.

 

Thanks!

Laura

Welcome to KIC @Laura.

 

Usually the park does have several other SP sales. 

@chugh43, @IndyGuy4KI and several others will be able to help more with your question. 

3 minutes ago, sixohdieselrage said:

Welcome to KIC @Laura.

 

Usually the park does have several other SP sales. 

@chugh43, @IndyGuy4KI and several others will be able to help more with your question. 

Thank you! @chugh43 and @IndyGuy4KI any idea when the sales will be and any further information?

Hi @Laura the biggest sales are usually in October-December. There may be another small sale leading up to the park opening, but that isn't guaranteed. I would personally purchase now before prices increase. 

9 minutes ago, chugh43 said:

Hi @Laura the biggest sales are usually in October-December. There may be another small sale leading up to the park opening, but that isn't guaranteed. I would personally purchase now before prices increase. 

Will the price increase closer to park opening?

There is a possibility, but being this far out, there hasn't been any indication.

35 minutes ago, Laura said:

Will the price increase closer to park opening?

Traditionally the price increases as you get closer to park opening.  Welcome to KIC!

Thank you for the information. Is the $6.99 processing fee exclusive to online?

4 minutes ago, Laura said:

Thank you for the information. Is the $6.99 processing fee exclusive to online?

Yes it is.

If you do purchase online, I believe you can opt to pay monthly for the pass with no additional cost after the initial processing fee.  So the earlier you purchase and choose this option, the less the monthly cost is is as it is spread over more months.

I don't understand the need for a processing fee for online orders.  Just another way to make money.  Online ordering, for the vast majority of industries, lowers overall cost.

But I have a feeling someone will come to KI's/CF's rescue and defend it, as typical.

I am not defending the processing fee, but I do believe that Cedar Fair uses a platform created by a third party for their online sales.  Cedar Fair uses accesso for their online sales platform.  https://accesso.com/news/cedar-fair-extends-accesso-passport-agreement-through-2022

I am not privy to the breakdown of that processing fee, but I would imagine that accesso gets a bulk of that fee.  

To be fair, the fee is only $7. It isn't really that big of a deal. 

I personally recommend the monthly plan as it's easier to budget.